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2020-06-27, 11:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Ruins of Hevar
”My tenant is going to help us out.” Nim says cryptically, gesturing at his brilliant green eyes. He picks up his book and stores it in his bag, along with his already dim glowstick. With the bag closed, the cave is plunged into total darkness, unless the pool has its own light source.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-06-27, 11:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Ruins of Hevar]
The pool should shine with not-quite-orange light, showing Nim, Spilaio, and a splendid green-eyed lizard, all in a crumbled-open cave lit by sunlight.
This light does not illuminate their actual surroundings; it is only visible in the depths of the pool.
On touching the water, one would find it hard as glass for a brief moment, before it somehow opens up and tries to pull you in, having you take the place of your reflection in the world behind all mirrors.
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2020-06-27, 11:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Ruins of Hevar
"Wow," Spilaio breathes, "It's beautiful." She doesn't touch the pool though. She doesn't know what it will do, and she's waiting for Nim to take the lead.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-06-27, 11:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Ruins of Hevar
Nim fumbles around until he finds Spiliao’s hand.
”Don’t worry. They’re a friend.” he tries to guide her hand towards the pool as he himself touches it and steps through, just like he’s done before.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-06-27, 11:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Ruins of Hevar
At Nim's urging, Spilaio follows him through the pool. Into another world, apparently, one where her cave is full of light and open to the air. Possibly one where the temple was never built above it. Once she's through, she's looking around wide-eyed, surprised both at where she is and the fact that she's standing on her own two feet.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-06-28, 12:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Ruins of Hevar]
A world where the temple was never built seems right. It's not consistent or predictable what has a reflection or what doesn't.
A not-orange not-sun hangs in a sky run through with silver cracks and lines.
The wilderness that wasn't Hevar stretches around them.
On the shore with the two is Prada, who is something more like a komodo dragon combined with a basilisk, but retains the same golden scales and unnatural green eyes they've always had.
"Welcome." the creature hisses.
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2020-06-28, 12:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Ruins of Hevar- Mirror
Nim blinks but still finds his composure and smiles.
”Hello again in person, Prada. Are you trying out a new look? I didn’t know you did that.”
Nim was entirely thinking of them as a cobra, so this is definitely news to him.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-06-28, 12:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Ruins of Hevar
"Hello?" Spilaio seems uncertain. Nim's passenger, this newcomer must be, but why appear now? "What is this place?"Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-06-28, 12:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Mirror of Hevar]
"Hello Sspilaio. Thiss iss the realm of reflectionss, what iss truly beneath the water, behind the mirror. I am Prada." the lizard introduces itself.
"Of coursse, Nim. Our exact shape and breadth iss not who we are."
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2020-06-28, 08:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
”Even so, I would probably struggle switching between having legs and not having legs. Good on you.” He certainly seems in high spirits. Maybe he’s just happy that he doesn’t have to try getting Spiliao out of that temple in her state. Or maybe he just likes Prada’s company.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-06-28, 08:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
After Nim's comment, Spilaio half expects the mysterious lizard god to take his legs away, and maybe hers too for good measure. But she has other things to think about. She's drinking in all the sensations of the outdoors, feeling the breeze on her skin, staring off into the distance. Everything is so big, so far away. It's a disquieting thought. What's that way off in the distance? Is that the edge of the world? She watches the horizon cautiously.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-06-29, 02:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2010
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- Not in a secret base, no!
Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Spider Cave
Karl looks around. He's less disgusted by the corpse then you migth guess. He seems okay with it. This comes through a life as adventurer. Visit old ruins, Graveyards or tombs is far more disgusting then this. Thought he is confused over the scene. He's not dumb, but he isn't common to a high tech world so he doesn't know what surgial measures you can do. After all he assuumes they have been some kind of magical experiments or at worst an intersektion of some kind. As he gets to the last row he is confused. this looks rather fresh and those spiders don't really seem to need a bed. Or just one in general. He will try to enter this one telling the skeletons to stay guard while two follow him. Someone has moved in, but who? maybe he can get some info with the backpacks and then go on. At best he even get's a hint that helps him get through the cave.Grammer is my declared deadly enemy!
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2020-06-29, 05:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- With folk in the North
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Spider Cave
The surgery-bedroom isn't locked, and Karl can go poke around. One of the rucksacks is filled with clothes, mostly sturdy trousers and light t-shirts, but there's other stuff in there too. A leather wallet, containing a Riverside driving license, a small amount of money and a photograph of a baby. A single-shot derringer. A six-sided dice with a casino's logo on the six. A plastic bottle, half filled with water. Finally, in the bottom of the bag, there's a set of keys; it looks like there's car keys and house keys on there.
Another rucksack is filled with technical books on engineering, hydraulics, robotics, programming, spider anatomy and mechanics, plus notebooks filled with sketches of spiders, hydraulics, and so on. There's also a scientific calculator with a cracked screen and a book on cooking.
The third rucksack has some camping supplies in it. A small folding barbeque, a packet of water purifying tablets, a ground-sheet and sleeping bag, a box of shotgun shells (but there's no shotgun here, and they don't fit the derringer), a ball of string, a glass wand that feels slightly hot, a packet of energy bars and three tins of corned beef. The wand needs a command word, or else it doesn't work, but there's a small notebook in the bag with only one word written on it- ebmalf. If Karl says that a small flame appears on the end of the wand- a candle, or a lighter maybe.Terrowin Avatar by HappyTurtle. Much thanks!
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2020-06-29, 05:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2010
Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
[The Joining House]
The ladies erupt with tipsy giggles. "Giiirl! Soldiering and hunting ain't nearly the same! What gave you that impression--"
"Now, now," Fidella interrupts her friend. "She wants to learn how, that's clear. Went and fell into one of Vots' traps, by chance. You should know that hunting and tracking aggressive things is about all the Frescots do, cept' when meat is lean or fishing season is in. So how about this. I know what she can wager."
The table leans in. Fidella eyes Blanche chummily.
"You can shoot, real fine, I bet. The soldiers usually can, at least passably. So how about you wager... shooting lessons. For our boys."
"Oh, gods, yes, some of them are just awful!" The ladies chirp agreement.
"Does that seem fair?" Fidella blinks her wide, wet, gorgeous eyes at Blanche and wrinkles her face with a smile. It doesn't show her teeth, but it draws attention to the dappling of white spots on her cheeks. "I promise I'll teach you our games and give you a fair shake."My avatar was done by Gullara. Thanks again!
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Incline your head.
Do not meet their gaze.
Do not follow after."
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2020-06-29, 08:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Mirror of Hevar]
The lizard chortles at Nim's silly getting caught up in the details, as usual.
"You have never left your cave, you pool, before? Iss that sso? I can sscarcsely imagine what it might be like to be here now."
"Now, Nim, what wass the nexst sstep in your plan?"
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2020-06-29, 08:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
Nim is a very detail-oriented person!
Or maybe he is really bad at small talk with god-beings. Or reptilian folks. Or just people?
"Well, I thought you could take us somewhere else, like how you got me home the first time. I couldn't have gotten her up that ladder, and she deserves to see the world just as much as you do." he explains, though it's clear he didn't really have much of a plan beyond that.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-06-29, 08:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
"It's incredible. I could never have imagined such splendor." Spilaio responds, "But now I feel so ... tiny." She's never been out in a space this large, and now she has a mild case of agoraphobia.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-06-30, 12:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Mirror of Hevar]
The visitors are both snake people.
They've always been snake people.
There is no reason to comment on such ordinary facts of the matter.
"I cannot fault anyone elsse hoping to ssee the worldss. There are countlessss visstass that would put thiss to shame. And yet, though we be ssmall, we can each wreak great change in all thiss."
The dreaming lizard god scampers around the edge of the broken cave.
"Have you any idea where you wish to go, SSpilaio?"
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2020-06-30, 11:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
”I’m glad you ssssee thingsss the sssame way.” Nim hisses cheerily.
”Maybe it could be sssomewhere with sssun? I’ve been underground all day and she’s been underground all year.”
Though she does look a bit less reptilian than him and Prada so maybe she can handle that better.
He wouldn’t say no to a bath, either. He wouldn’t have used Spiliao’s pool since it’s part of her but going through that ruined suite left water scum and rat leavings all over and he’d really appreciate doing away with them. And he feels like he still has water in his hood even though that isn’t really probable.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-06-30, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
Spilaio turns and slithers back towards Prada. For a minute there, she had been worried that the lizard god would take her tail away and give her legs. But she's still normal, thank goodness. "Oh, I could go anywhere. I don't even know what's out there to see." Sunning herself would be nice. She's lived her entire life in the dark and cold, and the light feels so good on her scales.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-07-01, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Mirror of Hevar]
"Ssunss are overrated." Prada scoffs, but doesn't really object.
"But I know a placse where we can get a better view of ssome. Thiss way."
The lizard sets off into the plains, soon arriving on a path that winds up into the mountains.
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2020-07-01, 03:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
[Mirror of Hevar]
"Ssome of us are mortal reptiless who need heat." Nim teases back.
"Ssome?" he mumbles as he follows behind Prada. At the very least the grass does a decent job of brushing off the gunk.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-07-01, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
Spilaio slithers after Prada. Even the feel of the grass on her tail is a delightful new experience for her, having spent her entire life underground. She happily whistles to herself as the group progresses over the landscape. It feels so good to just slither onwards, without being trapped by the edges of her pool.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-07-01, 10:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Mirror of Hevar]
"You didn't have a particular ssun in mind, did you? The sstarss are not without number, but there are sso very many out there."
In time, the grass gives way to the smooth stones of the mountainside - but even this, how different it is from the stone of her home pool!
The false-sun stands fixed in the amber sky, an endless calm afternoon.
On the wintery side of the mountain is a door seven meters tall, bordered by ivory pillars in which are carved dancing horses and swans.
Prada taps a claw on the front of these doors and they swing open, revealing stairs descending into blackness. No echo returns from within.
"After you." he says, slinking to the side.
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2020-07-01, 10:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
[Mirror of Hevar]
Oh. Hm. More underground structures?" Nim doesn't question Prada, who has never steered him wrong before. But he is sick of the cold and the dark today. Maybe this place will at least be in better repair than the last one.Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-07-01, 10:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
"Must we? Is there another way?" Spilaio is much less keen on going back underground. She's finally outside for the first time in her life. She doesn't want to go back. And she's not sure if she can slither down those pointy things. They look uncomfortable.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-07-01, 10:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-07-01, 11:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Sep 2012
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
[Mirror of Hevar]
"Well, alright. Don't worry, Sspiliao. SStairss are just annoying. But they're important for people with feet." It can hurt to go down a lot at once, but it isn't that bad. Trusting Prada, Nim descends into the passage.Last edited by Deathkeeper; 2020-07-01 at 11:07 PM.
Spako Highclaws by Ceika.
[Sorry Boss, but as always, I get the last word.]
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2020-07-01, 11:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2018
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- Sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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Re: Outside 49: I don’t remember what it looks like either
Mirror of Hevar
Spilaio still looks disappointed, but without any further complaint, begins uncertainly slithering down the stairs. It is uncomfortable. She was right. She does not relish coming back up them.Awesome avatar (Kothar, paladin of Tlacua) by Linkele!
Originally Posted by William Shakespeare, King Lear, IV.i.46Originally Posted by Howard Tayler
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2020-07-01, 11:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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[Mirror of Hevar]
Prada steps in after them.
The doors swing shut behind him with a heavy crash, but again, no echoes.
"Carry on. You will know when you have arrived."
And in just a short distance, they should feel something like when they passed through the surface of the water.
They're in a real world again, far from Hevar.
Nim is a half-elf again, as he always has been, with bright green eyes.
Spilaio is a serpentine water spirit, as she always has been.
It is perfectly, completely dark.
They can feel the stairs leading back up.